The highest court of the European Union has found that Poland's justice system does not properly protect the right of judicial review in Schengen visa cases.

More than half of Croatian citizens believe their country should be open to refugees seeking protection, and about two-thirds do not think Croatia should build a border wall.

As the US wades back into its destructive War on Drugs, the EU should take note of the extraordinary costs of this type of drug policy.

Spain's National Court has fined the person who promoted booing and whistling at the king and national anthem during the final of the 2015 Copa del Rey football tournament. The fine of 7,200 euros was handed down for...

Hungary's Constitutional Court will begin debating the controversial Civil Act, which triggered the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission against Hungary, on 16 January. Associations and...

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, was granted Ecuadorian citizenship on 21 December 2017, the country's foreign minister, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, has confirmed. Assange, who began the application in...

Ratko Mladić, the former Commander of the Main Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army, was convicted in November 2017 of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war.

The study finds that despite some action at European level, current legislation on the rights protection of criminal suspects fails to comply with international and EU standards.

Rights organisations in Poland, Hungary and Croatia are demanding an EU mechanism to support civil society groups that promote democracy, human rights and rule of law.

The new Polish prime minister says his government will continue discussions with the European Commission (EC) to solve ongoing rule of law issues. Mateusz Morawiecki said he hopes the two sides will be "making...